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Alcoa pays Australian feds $36 million for illegal forest clearing
Public Source investigates — The future of a Pittsburgh-based metals icon collides with the survival of a unique and fragile forest.
Pittsburgh-based Alcoa will pay the Australian government a settlement the company put at $36 million for “unlawfully” … Wednesday, February 18, 2026 2:34 pm EST
| | | Odisha Police and Forest Department Unite to Eliminate Deadly Bait Bombs in Wildlife Zones
In a bold move to curb the growing danger of illegal explosives hidden in animal bait, Odisha’s law enforcement and conservation agencies have launched a coordinated crackdown.
Chaired by Inspector General of Police (IGP) for Central Range, Cuttack, Dr. … Wednesday, February 18, 2026 2:34 pm EST
| | | Everything you should know about Petrified Forest National Park
Gazing across the Painted Desert of northern Arizona today, it’s hard to believe that 200 million years ago the region was a primeval tropical forest watered by abundant streams and inhabited by a wide variety of wildlife, including the reptilian … Wednesday, February 18, 2026 2:34 pm EST
| | | North Country at Work: Teaching kindergarten from the forest in Essex
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Teaching is a common profession - but teaching almost completely outdoors? That’s a whole different ball of wax. In today’s North Country at Work story, we take a trip to a school where the classroom is outside, and the kids learn through … Wednesday, February 18, 2026 2:34 pm EST
| | | Trade and Environment: The Policy Interplay
Introduction
Climate and trade have had a long-contested relationship as both directly impact the other. Negative externalities from trade and industry which have immediate effects on climate are part of basic economic theory. This complicates the … Wednesday, February 18, 2026 2:34 pm EST
| | | "We can't undo the past" Fed Environment Minister defends Alcoa deal
Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt has defended the government's deal with Alcoa, after finding the bauxite miner unlawfully cleared WA land for at least six years.
Alcoa agreed to pay $55 million to remediate clearing parts of the Northern … Wednesday, February 18, 2026 2:34 pm EST
| | | Alcoa fined $55 million for clearing northern jarrah forest without approvals
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US aluminium giant Alcoa has been fined $55 … Wednesday, February 18, 2026 2:34 pm EST
| | | Bandipora Sees 5.73 Sq Km Rise in Forest Cover: Govt
File photoSrinagar- The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday said Bandipora district has recorded an increase of 5.73 square kilometres in forest cover as per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023.
Replying to a question by MLA Nizam-ud-Din … Wednesday, February 18, 2026 2:34 pm EST
| | | Pereira assures Forest fans: We prepare for Fenerbahce with the aim to win
Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira says they're preparing to win their Europa League playoff against Fenerbahce.
The first-leg in Istanbul will mark Pereira's debut as Forest manager.
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He said on Tuesday, “I’ve been … Wednesday, February 18, 2026 2:34 pm EST
| | | In SC’s stop to cement unit plan near homes, farms in Punjab, a win for environment safety. What it said
New Delhi: Environmental harm, once caused, is often irreversible, the Supreme Court has noted, granting relief to 93-year-old farmer Harbinder Singh Sekhon, alongside other agriculturalists, and to Vasant Valley Public School in their fight against … Wednesday, February 18, 2026 2:34 pm EST
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